MERC Task Forces are groups created as needed by the MERC Board of Directors to research and address timely critical educational technology issues. The Task Forces are comprised of specialists and subject matter experts contained within the organizations of the MERC membership who are tasked with specific charges for a specific purpose.

Each appointed Task Force will consist of two representatives from each MERC sector (public 4-year colleges and universities, public 2-year colleges and technical colleges, and the independent and proprietary higher education institutions) with one member to serve as a technical representative and one to serve as a representative for policy issues.